Create and edit entry list questions

Updated 19 Feb 2024

With an entry list question, you define a list of choices for which the student must enter a corresponding answer.

When creating or editing your question, you can switch among sections at any time. However, you may need to complete one section prior to opening another. If this is the case, a message appears directing you to enter the required information. You can click a section or subsection's bar to expand or collapse it.

The course saves your input as you enter it. To preview your question at any time, click Preview.

To view an example of the question type, click Sample Question.

  1. As you add an activity or while you are editing it, click Add Questions > Create New Question on the Questions page.

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    From the Today's View or any other page within a course, click Course Materials > Manage Question Bank and then click Add Course Materials.

    Notes

    • The best way to add activities (create assignments) is with the Course Materials Wizard. To access the wizard, select Course Materials from the menu bar. This wizard lets you add assignments by taking you to the Course Materials Library, copy materials from another course using the Course Materials Library, and manage your content library. Refer to Using the Course Materials Wizard for more information.
    • You can also add activities from the Course Materials Library and then move them to the My Course list where you can set appropriate scheduling. Use the Course Materials wizard to access the library.
    • Another option is to add an activity to the My Course list. If you do that, you will be prompted to save the new activity to the Course Materials Library. In this case, navigate to and select the Course Materials Library folder where you want to save the activity and then click Add and Close.
  2. Click Entry List.

    A page appears with the following sections:

    • Questions & Answers
    • Hints
    • Preferences
  3. In the Edit Question subsection, enter a Question title (maximum 100 characters) to identify the question in the Question Bank.
  4. Add a question narrative.

    If you do not see the Narrative option, it means you do not have the ability to add or edit question narratives.

  1. Click the Add Answer subsection.
  2. Enter the Text and Answer pair for each item in your list. To format the Text, click the Edit button to open the content editor.

    To add more choices, click Add.

  3. To provide Alternative answers, or to edit the current text, click Edit. Enter the alternate answer, click Add, and then click OK.

    Adding alternate answers lets you account for spelling or other variations that may occur when students enter their answers.

  4. Enter the Score for correct answer and Score for incorrect answer for each pair.
  5. Enter Feedback for correct answer and Feedback for incorrect answer for each pair. To format the Text, click the Edit button to open the content editor.
  6. To shuffle the order items appear in the list, under Options, select Shuffle rows.
  7. If you want the application to ignore spaces that the student may have entered in their answer, select Ignore extra spaces. For example, if enabled, "can not" would be graded the same as "cannot."
  1. Add any hints you want to include for the question.
  2. Set the question's preferences.
  3. Click Save and Close.

On the Questions page, you can use the question's options menu to edit, delete, or try out the question. If you have access to the Course Materials > Manage Question Bank page in the course, you have access to additional question options, such as Preferences and Tryout.

  1. When creating or editing an activity, select Edit from the question's options menu on the Questions page.

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    From within a course, click Course Materials > Manage Question Bank and select Edit from the question's options menu.

  2. Make your changes.
  3. Click Save and Close.